New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 37:23-29

23The stepsמִֽצְעֲדֵי־mitz.'a.dei-H4703of a manגֶ֥בֶרGe.verH1397are establishedכּוֹנָ֗נוּko.Na.nuH3559by the Lordמֵ֭יְהוָהme.Yah.wehH3068, And Hedelightsיֶחְפָּֽץ׃yech.PatzH2654in his wayוְדַרְכּ֥וֹve.dar.KoH1870.

24Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588he fallsיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307,he will not be hurledH2904headlongH2904,Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068is the Onewho holdsסוֹמֵ֥ךְso.MekhH5564his handיָדֽוֹ׃ya.DoH3027.

25I have beenהָיִ֗יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961youngנַ֤עַר׀Na.'arH5288and nowגַּם־gam-H1571I am oldזָ֫קַ֥נְתִּיza.Kan.tiH2204, YetI have not seenרָ֭אִיתִיRa.'i.tiH7200the righteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662forsakenנֶעֱזָ֑בne.'e.ZavH5800Or hisdescendantsוְ֝זַרְע֗וֹve.zar.'OH2233beggingמְבַקֶּשׁ־me.va.kesh-H1245breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

26Allכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַ֭יּוֹםHai.yomH3117longhe is graciousחוֹנֵ֣ןcho.NenH2603and lendsוּמַלְוֶ֑הu.mal.VehH3867, And hisdescendantsוְ֝זַרְע֗וֹve.zar.'OH2233are a blessingלִבְרָכָֽה׃liv.ra.KhahH1293.

27Departס֣וּרsurH5493from evilמֵ֭רָעMe.ro'H7451and doוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213goodט֗וֹבTovH2896,So you will abideוּשְׁכֹ֥ןu.she.KhonH7931foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

28For the Lordיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068lovesאֹ֘הֵ֤ב'o.HevH157justiceמִשְׁפָּ֗טmish.PatH4941Anddoes not forsakeיַעֲזֹ֣בya.'a.ZoH5800His godlyH2623onesH2623; They arepreservedנִשְׁמָ֑רוּnish.Ma.ruH8104foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769, But thedescendantsוְזֶ֖רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563will be cutנִכְרָֽת׃nikh.RatH3772offH3772.

29The righteousצַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.KimH6662willinheritיִֽירְשׁוּ־yi.re.shu-H3423the landאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776Anddwellוְיִשְׁכְּנ֖וּve.yish.ke.NuH7931in it foreverלָעַ֣דla.'AdH5703.

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